Upthrows [noun]
Definition of Upthrows:
height; high ground
Synonyms of Upthrows:
● Mountain
● Altitude
● Ascent
● Acclivity
● Ridge
● Hillock
● Top
● Rise
● Roof
● Platform
● Boost
● Hoist
● Hill
● Uplift
● Heave
● Eminence
● Levitation
Opposite/Antonyms of Upthrows:
● Lowness
● Depression
● Disdain
● Demotion
● Decrease
● Flat
Sentence/Example of Upthrows:
The higher side is called the heaved or upthrow side; the opposite side the thrown or downthrow side.
Thrust faults hade to the upthrow; the hanging wall has gone up.
There has also been a certain amount of upthrow owing to the hydrostatic pressure.
With dip faults the crop is carried forward (down the dip) on the upthrow side.